diff --git a/src/template_engine.mjs b/src/template_engine.mjs
index ff7cd61..3e19dc4 100644
--- a/src/template_engine.mjs
+++ b/src/template_engine.mjs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class TemplateEngine {
   }
 
   _renderInline(value) {
-    return `printf '%s' "${value}" | jq -Rr @html;\n`;
+    return `printf '%s' "${value}" | jq -Rr @html | head -c -1;\n`;
   }
 
   _renderInlineUnescaped(value) {
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class TemplateEngine {
   }
 
   _renderInlineStatement(value) {
-    return `printf '%s' "$(${value})" | jq -Rr @html;\n`;
+    return `printf '%s' "$(${value})" | jq -Rr @html | head -c -1;\n`;
   }
 
   _renderInlineStatementUnescaped(value) {